RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-02550

	COUNSEL: NONE
	
 	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be issued two DD Forms 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, separating his period of honorable service, from 11 Oct 73 to 10 Jul 88, from his bad time.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The record is in error because all of his time is combined.  He deserves to have two DD Forms 214 which will help him get the benefits he deserves for his honorable service. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former Air Force airman.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2STM-214 recommends denying the application.  Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3202, Separation Documents, provides guidance on documenting honorable service for members who previously reenlisted without being issued a DD Form 214, and who separated with any discharge characterization except honorable.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 was completed in accordance with the governing instruction and contains a statement reflecting the applicant’s period of honorable service.   

The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 11 May 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.   After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2STM-214 and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The Board also notes the applicant did not file the application within three years after the alleged error or injustice was discovered, or should have been discovered, as required by Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552, and Air Force Instruction 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR).  The Board finds the application untimely and concludes it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the application was not timely filed; it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay; and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

CERTIFICATION:

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2017-02550 in Executive Session on 19 Jun 18:

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following for Docket Number BC-2017-02550:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 19 May 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2STM-214, dated 13 Mar 18.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 11 May 18.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9, regarding Docket Number BC-2017-02550.